2019-5-24 15:01 |
Two fake cryptocurrency apps are present on the Google Play store, masquerading as “Coin Wallet” and as “Trezor Mobile… The post 2 Fake Cryptocurrency Apps at Google Store You Should Watch Out For appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. origin »
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The recent cryptocurrency market surge has attracted a lot of attention. Not just because people are making good money, but also because criminals smell new opportunities to scam users. A new report by ESET confirms at least two fake cryptocurrency wallets were available for download on the Google Play Store.
2019-5-25 23:00 | |
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Fraudsters have been adding fake crypto wallets to the Google Play store in an attempt to cash in on rising bitcoin prices
2019-5-23 15:38 | |
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Watch out! Wasabi, the popular anonymizing Bitcoin wallet, has been been duped in an apparent bid to steal your Bitcoin — and the ruse comes complete with an entirely phony website. Wasabi’s co-founder, nopara73, shared the discovery this morning: “The first malware that pretends to be Wasabi […].
2019-3-21 14:34 | |
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There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized honeypot that could experience a security breach, allowing cyber criminals to access your data.
2019-2-19 00:19 | |
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The Google Play store pulled out app that runs on the Android OS after it was discovered to be clandestinely stealing bitcoin from unsuspecting users, Forbes reported on February 11, 2019. Removal Job The number of scams involving cryptocurrencies doesn’t seem to be dwindling despite the bear market, causing thousands of users to lose notRead MoreRead More.
2019-2-12 14:00 | |
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Ethereum dapp service MetaMask was targeted by crypto-stealing malware found on Google's Play Store.
2019-2-11 17:00 | |
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Google, at the start of the month, removed yet another malware app used by hackers to steal cryptocurrencies. Experts at IT security firm, Eset tipped off the company to the presence of a fake MetaMask app on the Google Play Store.
2019-2-11 16:00 | |
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Crypto markets may still be way down but malware is on the rise and is still infiltrating the largest app market places on the web. Google Play Store has yet again been found to be hosting malicious applications designed to steal cryptocurrencies.
2019-2-11 11:01 | |
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Google Takes Action As Fake Crypto Apps Caught On Play Store By Stefanko In a previous Bitcoin Exchange Guide post, news surrounding four fake crypto related apps on Google’s Play Store was reported, in which Lukas Stefanko was given complete credit for having caught the suspicious apps. In particular, there were four apps involved, in […]
2018-11-20 01:53 | |
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A recent discovery shows the presence of phony cryptocurrency wallets found on the Google Play Store. The fight against malicious apps seems not to be ending any time soon. Fake Wallets: The Latest Scheme by Cryptocurrency Thieves According to The Next Web, European cybersecurity researcher, Lukas Stefanko, discovered that four fake virtual currency apps claimed […] The post Fake Mobile Cryptocurrency Wallet Apps Found on Google Play Store appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-11-15 22:10 | |
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On November 13, a malware researcher Lukas Stefanko reported in his blog that he had found four fake applications on Google Play Store that tried to trick users either in to luring their credentials or impersonating cryptocurrency wallets.
2018-11-15 13:32 | |
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It seems we might never win the battle against fake cryptocurrency apps on Google’s Play Store, as another four have been identified this week. The apps were masquerading on the Play Store as cryptocurrency wallets for NEO, Tether, and MetaMask.
2018-11-14 18:09 | |
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It’s not always that it happens, but one of the most troubling issues facing the crypto world is about security. There have been numerous reports of attempts made by hackers and fraudsters to steal personal and other important information that could lead to loss of funds.
2018-11-14 13:05 | |
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Infowars is best known as the fake news platform used by beetroot-red nutjob Alex Jones to spout wild conspiracies and defame grieving parents. But did you also know it boasts an online store where you can buy vitamins, “neutraceuticals,” and garish right-wing t-shirts? I mention the retail bit because, according to ZDNet and Dutch security researcher, Willem de Groot, it was recently the site of a particularly nasty Magecart infection, which hoovered up the details of roughly 1,600 customers.
2018-11-14 12:59 | |
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EOS Rio reported the SimplEOS wallet, which has been subsequently removed from the app store.
2018-11-12 18:15 | |
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A fake EOS wallet app on the Google Play store has been stealing cryptocurrency. EOS developers took to Twitter Thursday morning to warn the community. A Reasonable Facsimile EOS RIO is an independent software firm based in Rio de Janeiro.
2018-11-12 07:40 | |
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Another day, another fake cryptocurrency app on Google Play. A group of Brazilian EOS developers, called EOS RIO, has warned users someone is trying to spread a fake version of its cryptocurrency wallet app on Google Play.
2018-11-9 16:31 | |
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TrustED prevents academic fraud and allows instant peer to peer authentication of academic credentials. TrustED is an application which leverages blockchain technology to allow academic institutions such as universities or trade schools to store, authenticate and issue any form of academic credential or certificate digitally to its recipients.
2018-10-25 04:33 | |
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Fortnite players waiting raptly for the release of the Android version are going to have a slightly different path than iPhone users. Epic games today confirmed it won’t be offering the game on the Google Play store.
2018-8-3 19:59 | |
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Google has just updated its Play Store developer policy and included a quote that it does not allow crypto mining apps. This is according to the BBC. The last time a significant update occurred, fake ID apps were targeted regardless… The post Crypto Mining: Google’s Play Store Joins Apple in Banning Mining Apps appeared first on CoinCentral.
2018-7-30 14:22 | |
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Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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A fake version of the Hola VPN was uploaded to the Google Play Store on July 9 which compromised MyEtherWallet (MEW) for those who downloaded it. MEW user activity and passwords were exposed to the hacker for users who downloaded the app within the five hours it was live as they were directed to a.
2018-7-10 21:00 | |
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Pharmaceuticals giant Merck is seeking a patent for a way to use blockchain in order to track goods as they move through the supply chain. That distributed network could then be used to store information verifying the authenticity of the item.
2018-6-26 00:15 | |
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New infected Rubygems packages have been spotted in its open-source software repository and which contained malicious code mainly used to steal cryptocurrencies from users via supply chain attack.
Netherlands-based crypto exchanges are now required by law to get additional information from clients regarding their bitcoin addresses. As part of the new requirements, which went into effect on Nov.
In the world of cryptocurrency, scams are more apparent now than ever before. Even if one were to successfully identify the wallet address of a known scammer, there is no real option to retrieve the money.
In the world of cryptocurrency, scams are more apparent now than ever before. Even if one were to successfully identify the wallet address of a known scammer, there is no real option to retrieve the money.
Longhash, a crypto and blockchain media and analysis site, recently launched its own Bitcoin Tracker. In an effort to “offer more peace of mind to investors, regulators and the general public,” users can basically find the origin of BTC, tracking it through the many places it has traveled.
It’s not news that the crytoworld has been under constant threat by cyber criminals. Hackers have persistently come up with new, crafty ways of accessing secure systems and stealing cryptocurrencies.